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The key news from Ports Europe covering business and geopolitical issues. Some of these articles appear in the email newsletter published every Wednesday. This will include any new Analysis articles.
Syria wins if the project to activate oil pipeline to Iraq materialises
Baniyas, Syria (Ports Europe) August 6, 2023 – Iraq is ready to discuss with Syria the development of the damaged and currently defunct oil export...
Two abandoned oil berths to be reopened in Aktau port
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) July 5, 2023 – Two dilapidated and abandoned oil berths in Kazakhstan’s largest Caspian Sea port of Aktau will be...
Could China be given Anaklia port project?
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 6, 2023 – The long-delayed Georgia Anaklia deep sea port project in the Black Sea seems about to be served on a...
New grain terminals in Bulgaria
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 4, 2023 – Bulgarian grain producers are racing to build export infrastructure, seeing additional opportunities in...
MSC withdraws interest in Terminal Darsena Toscana, Livorno
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 2, 2023 – The international logistics group MSC has withdrawn its interest in acquiring Terminal Darsena...
Moscow keeps promising the development of industrial zones in Egypt
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – Infrastructure for the Russian Industrial Zone (RIZ) in Egypt will begin to be built by the end of 2023, Vasily...
Africa, the last resort for Russia’s grain and fertiliser exports
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – Western sanctions-hit Russia desperately tries to find new markets for its agricultural production (grain) and...
Russia’s FESCO plans to develop Africa connections
St. Petersburg, Russia (PortSEurope) July 28, 2023 – Executives from the Russian logistics company FESCO have been attending the Russia-Africa Summit and...
EU adopts FuelEU maritime initiative to decarbonise the maritime sector
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 26, 2023 – The European Union Council has adopted a new law to decarbonise the maritime sector. An EU press release...
Belarus says Russian ports now used for transshipment
Minsk, Belarus (PortSEurope) July 25, 2023 – A total of 19 Russian ports have been handling cargo from Belarus for transshipment to ultimate...
FESCO proposes new container terminal in Astrakhan, Caspian Sea
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) July 25, 2023 – Andrey Severilov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the FESCO Transport Group, has met with the...
Port of Vado Ligure receives a loan to develop agri-food logistics
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 25, 2023 – The Port of Vado Ligure, part of the Genoa port system, will receive a €9.5 million non-repayable loan to...
Kernel confirms grain infrastructure damage in Chornomorsk port
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 24, 2023 – The grain trader Kernal has confirmed that on the night of July 19, a Russian missile attack damaged...
Delo Group joins Russian-Turkish Dialogue Association
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 24, 2023 – Russia’s Delo Group has signed an agreement to join the Russian-Turkish Dialogue Association. Delo...
Greece increases LNG imports in first half of 2023
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) July 24, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the consumption of natural gas in recorded a -21.74% reduction compared to last...
Third day of bombardment of Ukrainian ports by Russia
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 20, 2023 – Russian missiles and drone strikes on Ukrainian Black Sea ports of Mykolaiv and Odesa continued for a third day...
China expert visits Port of Koper
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) July 18, 2023 – Liza Tobin, senior director for economic research and development at SCSP (Special Competitive Studies...
Port of Valencia sees first half cargo down nearly 8%
València, Spain (PortSEurope) July 18, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the Port of Valencia reported a decrease of -7.96% in the volume of tons...
Ukrainian Railways moves into the EU
Warsaw, Poland (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – The newly established Ukrainian Railways Cargo Poland, a subsidiary of the state-owned Ukrainian Railways...
Porr wins contract to build DP World terminal in Constanta Port
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – PORR Construct SRL has won the contract to build a new container terminal for Constanta South Container...